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it's a statement from mitt romney. chicago mayor rahm emanuel says he's not concerned about political theater. >> i appreciate his lip service, what really counts is what we are doing here. i don't really give two hoots about national comments, scoring political points or trying to embarrass the president. >> he called it a choice. the white house says president obama has not taken a stance on the strike accusing romney of trying to capitalize on a local matter. the strike goes on. >>> apple is set to make a major announcement wednesday. many analysts believe it will signal the arrival of the iphone 5. smartphones $75 billion in sales. computers make up 15%. let's look at the markets. jeff is live in london. jeff, a new iphone could be huge for apple but also this united states economy. >> oh, absolutely. you know, the anticipation is building to this announcement in san francisco. 10:00 a.m. local time tomorrow. everybody is excited because it will be good news for carriers like at&t and verizon wireless. there's a pi
it's a statement from mitt romney. chicago mayor rahm emanuel says he's not concerned about political theater. >> i appreciate his lip service, what really counts is what we are doing here. i don't really give two hoots about national comments, scoring political points or trying to embarrass the president. >> he called it a choice. the white house says president obama has not taken a stance on the strike accusing romney of trying to capitalize on a local matter. the strike goes on....
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mitt romney and republicans raising just over $111 million. despite the president's edge last month, romney still has raised over $100 million now for three straight months and has more campaign cash put aside for the general election. less than two months now until voters head to the polls. and this week former president bill clinton begins stumping for the obama campaign throughout the state of florida. that's where president obama spent his weekend, keeping the conversation away from friday's poor jobs report. instead telling seniors they would pay more for their health care under the medicare plan offered by his opponent. mitt romney spent sunday doing debate prep at his campaign headquarters in boston, but the republican nominee also raised some eyebrows with a comment he made about the president's health care law. romney has long vowed to repeal and replace it if elected. but during the interview, david gregory yesterday on "meet the press," he appeared to be more accepting to some parts of president obama's law. >> i say we're going to
mitt romney and republicans raising just over $111 million. despite the president's edge last month, romney still has raised over $100 million now for three straight months and has more campaign cash put aside for the general election. less than two months now until voters head to the polls. and this week former president bill clinton begins stumping for the obama campaign throughout the state of florida. that's where president obama spent his weekend, keeping the conversation away from...
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will mitt romney's problems pass? text "a" for yes, text "b" for no to 622639. you can always go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com and leave a comment there. we'll bring you the results later on in the the show. i'm joined tonight by howard fineman, nbc news political analyst, and the editorial director of the "huffington post" media group. howard, great to have you with us. >> hi, ed. >> why do i feel like the romney campaign is like a rural america, first time ever city commission race? >> well, that's the way a lot of other people see it, including privately, i would say, karl rove. if you read the rest of that piece, he said, this too shall pass, but the next phase is crucial, meaning mitt romney has to get on message, whatever that message ultimately is and perform at a superhuman level and deliver a hard to imagine knockout blow to the president in the first presidential debate. i've covered a lot of these campaign, ed, and i watched some succeed and i watched them fall apart. this one at this point, 47 days before th
will mitt romney's problems pass? text "a" for yes, text "b" for no to 622639. you can always go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com and leave a comment there. we'll bring you the results later on in the the show. i'm joined tonight by howard fineman, nbc news political analyst, and the editorial director of the "huffington post" media group. howard, great to have you with us. >> hi, ed. >> why do i feel like the romney campaign is like a rural america, first...
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mitt romney -- this debate and the issue you raised is more about how they see the country and mitt romney has made clear and i was watching that interview with absolute disbelief as i'm sure many americans were that he thinks peopleaking $5000 ye that's a fire fighter, a nurse, a teacher, those people should pay 1 a. higher rate than people making millions. and this is a real difference between their views of the world,hat i views of country and whatheir priorities are and how their prities will impa t plans. d ts cal debate in this election over the next 40 something days. >> i have to ask you, though, because you've been getting a lot of krcritics about the fact that the president would sit with the ladies "the view and not take any onon-ones. tew helthem, it's just the timing. why not wait and instead of opening up such a vulnerable attack from the right. >> thet rtther is that the president speaks to these world leaders all the time. he speaks his national -- we're talking about a short chunk of a day where he had the opportunity to speak to millions of people acss the countrs . there
mitt romney -- this debate and the issue you raised is more about how they see the country and mitt romney has made clear and i was watching that interview with absolute disbelief as i'm sure many americans were that he thinks peopleaking $5000 ye that's a fire fighter, a nurse, a teacher, those people should pay 1 a. higher rate than people making millions. and this is a real difference between their views of the world,hat i views of country and whatheir priorities are and how their prities...
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the key here for the fallout for romney. i was going back and trying to think of what are comparable examples we can think of in modern presidential elections. >> of course you were. >> when you think in those terms, it jumps out how extraordinary this is. when you think of the elements involved here, when you have a guy whose worst attributes are reinforced in an unforeseen way this close to the election. domestic alally of of george w. bush in 2000 with the dui revolution. he was elected president in 2000. remember throughout october of 2000, bush was leading al gore to the polls. to the extent there was conversation about this, bush will win the popular vote and may have a problem with the electoral vote. the weekend before the election, al gore passed george w. bush and won the popular vote on election day. we know what happened in florida. maybe it affected it and didn't, but it was a huge thing that came out of the blue. >> he'd been open about his past doing that, and this was a new person we were getting. >> it also
the key here for the fallout for romney. i was going back and trying to think of what are comparable examples we can think of in modern presidential elections. >> of course you were. >> when you think in those terms, it jumps out how extraordinary this is. when you think of the elements involved here, when you have a guy whose worst attributes are reinforced in an unforeseen way this close to the election. domestic alally of of george w. bush in 2000 with the dui revolution. he was...
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you'll remember a while back the romney campaign insisted mitt romney himself insisted that he never paid less than 13% in taxes. in fact, over the entire 20-year period the campaign is telling us know as we see for ourselves that the average annual effective tax rate, what he paid as an average over 20 years was roughly 20%. they say the lowest annual federal tax rate he never paid was 13.6%. of course, tamron, as he comes here to las vegas, this is his first trip to nevada, which is viewed as a key battle ground state in seven weeks. a trip last weekend was canceled because of some problems -- excuse me. it's his first trip in seven weeks to colorado, which is taking place on monday. he took other trips here in nevada. we will hear from him shortly when he comes to the unlv campus with the folks here. >> thank you. let me bring in mark murray from our team before we get to the panel. mark, romney's effective tax rate 2011, 14%. that's about what he said, but that's obviously lower than many americans who make far less. back to the timing here. is this an attempt to change this subj
you'll remember a while back the romney campaign insisted mitt romney himself insisted that he never paid less than 13% in taxes. in fact, over the entire 20-year period the campaign is telling us know as we see for ourselves that the average annual effective tax rate, what he paid as an average over 20 years was roughly 20%. they say the lowest annual federal tax rate he never paid was 13.6%. of course, tamron, as he comes here to las vegas, this is his first trip to nevada, which is viewed as...
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if romney wins. he's spending $100 million in 2012 could benefit to the tune of $2 billion from the tax breaks romney proposed. >>> conservative talk show hosts, including rush limbaugh are blasting the gop saying a third party could rise. if romney can't beat president obama the entire republican party should be shut down. >>> jay-z and beyonce will host a fund-raiser. they will welcome 100 donors paying $40,000 a ticket. >>> speaking of partying, politico shows photographs of president obama as what might be called beer drinker in chief. now, several brewers announced they will produce batches of the white house ales being made at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. they plan to sell it under the name president honey ale. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. here is your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow closed at 13,323 after gaining 69 points yesterday. the s&p was up four and nasdaq up a fraction. tokyo, the nikkei moved 152 points while in hong kong the hang seng jum
if romney wins. he's spending $100 million in 2012 could benefit to the tune of $2 billion from the tax breaks romney proposed. >>> conservative talk show hosts, including rush limbaugh are blasting the gop saying a third party could rise. if romney can't beat president obama the entire republican party should be shut down. >>> jay-z and beyonce will host a fund-raiser. they will welcome 100 donors paying $40,000 a ticket. >>> speaking of partying, politico shows...
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romney has been doing himself any favors in the past few hours. sometimes when really bad things happen, when hot things happen, cool words or no words is the way to go. former secretary of homeland security tom ridge under george w. bush said, quote, i don't thinkment obama sympathizes with those who attacked us. senators kyle and demint offered support for romney's position. republican senator james inhofe of oklahoma described the foreign policy as appeasement, apology and a failure to lead. >>> still ahead this morning on "way too early," we will pause a bit for acquit hit of sports where the yankees find themselves yo-yoing between seoul position of first place and a tie with the baltimore orioles. highlights from fenway and a walk-off win in the division race. >>> a bizarre car chase that has bank robbers driving a sensible volvo suv and throwing the loot out the window as the cops pursue them at high speed. that story, a check on weather and continued updates on the situation in yemen when "way too early" comes back. ♪ why not take a day
romney has been doing himself any favors in the past few hours. sometimes when really bad things happen, when hot things happen, cool words or no words is the way to go. former secretary of homeland security tom ridge under george w. bush said, quote, i don't thinkment obama sympathizes with those who attacked us. senators kyle and demint offered support for romney's position. republican senator james inhofe of oklahoma described the foreign policy as appeasement, apology and a failure to lead....
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>> willard mitt romney, the mr. chairman, and delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> willard mitt romney, the republican nominee for president of the united states. exactly who is he and just what does he stand for? >> i believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country. >> we need people who recognize that pro-life is the way to go. >> people often say, well, who is the real mitt romney? is it the liberal, the moderate, the conservative? >> i was a severely conservative republican governor. >> it's really all of those things. >> in this hour, the making of a presidential candidate. his rise through business and politics. >> we took on an entrenched machine and we won. >> what forces have shaped the man? my dad was a huge presence in my life. i wish he were able to see what i'm up to right now. >> i believe in my mormon faith and i endeavor to live by it. >> all of these folks who have worked with him throughout his life are still right there beside him. that just tel
>> willard mitt romney, the mr. chairman, and delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> willard mitt romney, the republican nominee for president of the united states. exactly who is he and just what does he stand for? >> i believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country. >> we need people who recognize that pro-life is the way to go. >> people often say, well, who is the real mitt romney? is it the liberal, the...
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. >>> romney's woes. mitt romney caps off a tough political week with his campaign co-chair, jumping ship. >>> duck and run. a would-be robber messes with the wrong convenience store clerk and far east fright. some tense moments astin elderly chinese woman dangles from the rail of a balcony. good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> well, we're going to begin is this morning with target audience. a day after drilling down immigration issues in florida both campaigns will focus on their aging voters. at an aarp convention, brian mooar joins us with those details. brian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. today the message pivots from immigration to medicare from latinos to the aarp. the presidential campaigns are reaching out to older americans today, a day after the focus was on hispanic voters in the key battleground state of florida. at a candidate's forum on univision, president obama expressed frustration, he hasn't done
. >>> romney's woes. mitt romney caps off a tough political week with his campaign co-chair, jumping ship. >>> duck and run. a would-be robber messes with the wrong convenience store clerk and far east fright. some tense moments astin elderly chinese woman dangles from the rail of a balcony. good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> well, we're going to begin is this morning with...
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romney specially tied in ohio. at least ty show romney inside the margin of error in ohio. but again, they are not releasinthis magicalnternal pollindata. they are saying that's what it says. kind of like the summary of mitt romney's tax returns. if it's true they have internal polling data doing great in ohio, just in the interest of their donors, shouldn't they release those numbers? this isn't a magic thing. i aypothetical thing. in a real poll, which we can see the data for, we can see not only that in ohio, president obama is up by eight, we c see why president obama is up by eight in ohio. that "washington post" poll out today has other data in it including the fact that 36% of all ohio voters say they have been contacted by the obama campaign. that contacted by the campaign number is seven points lower in terms of the romney caaign. the obama campaign is doing it better. they are tking to more voters in ohio. 'sindien the hill today reporting that it's not just ohio. the obama campaign has double the number of field staff as the romney campaign and in a number of key
romney specially tied in ohio. at least ty show romney inside the margin of error in ohio. but again, they are not releasinthis magicalnternal pollindata. they are saying that's what it says. kind of like the summary of mitt romney's tax returns. if it's true they have internal polling data doing great in ohio, just in the interest of their donors, shouldn't they release those numbers? this isn't a magic thing. i aypothetical thing. in a real poll, which we can see the data for, we can see not...
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romney's cments didn't sit llh s. "the last thing, where he was going on about the 47% who are dependent on the government is hard to swallow. i think i'm part of the 47% he's lking about. but i don't want to be dependent on the government." that's a pretty good indation of where that commenhas taken this campaign. e a ais if ry'mmen in television ads in ohio. it appears to be taking a toll on romney's number. the gallup tracking poll shod romney making up ground with president obama after the democratic national convention. a ek after the fund-raising deo was released by mother jones, obama has opened up a six-point lead. president obama was also in ohio today, delivering a knockout punch. and, oh, yes, he reminded ohio voters where mitt romney was when the state needed him at a ital te. >>n mypponent sa we should just let detroit go bankrupt, that would have meant walking away from an industry that supports one in eight ohio jobs. it supports busisses in 82 of 88 ohio counties so when he said that, i said, no, i'm g
romney's cments didn't sit llh s. "the last thing, where he was going on about the 47% who are dependent on the government is hard to swallow. i think i'm part of the 47% he's lking about. but i don't want to be dependent on the government." that's a pretty good indation of where that commenhas taken this campaign. e a ais if ry'mmen in television ads in ohio. it appears to be taking a toll on romney's number. the gallup tracking poll shod romney making up ground with president obama...
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romney will have a more -- an improved personal relationship with benjamin netanyahu, assuming romney is elected and netanyahu is a prime minister the israel. they're friends, and romney is more in line with bill clinton and george w. bush in terms of being emotionally and instinctively supporting israel. this president is much cooler and much more detached on the issue. the important thing is there's no chance of a divorce anymore. the love affair may be too strong a word, but there ain't going to be any divorce. that's a reality, and that's going to set the tone for many policies in the region. >> let me go to the next point. you say our dysfunctional relationship with arab nations will continue. i think it's certain the relationships will be troubled regardless of who was in the office. it wasn't the point of at least some of the soft diplomacy that obama promised, the open hand instead of a clenched fist. wasn't the promise to ease some of that? >> yeah, but the problem is that our policies under both republican democratic administrations for years are policies that are almost cer
romney will have a more -- an improved personal relationship with benjamin netanyahu, assuming romney is elected and netanyahu is a prime minister the israel. they're friends, and romney is more in line with bill clinton and george w. bush in terms of being emotionally and instinctively supporting israel. this president is much cooler and much more detached on the issue. the important thing is there's no chance of a divorce anymore. the love affair may be too strong a word, but there ain't...
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romney -- it's not just romney, seriously. but romney is very flawed on this issue thisountry needs to me t s th yan't go into poor neighborhoods and raise property taxes and expect that all the education problems are going to be fixed in america. we have to federally fund public education, no child left behind, the money never showed up to the districts around the country. it aheemocts don't have fund the political power to make sure that it gets done. so that's why we have failing schools in this country. for the first time in 25 years, the teachers in chicago went on strike. they didn't go ostri becse tht ty we gting screwed when it came to a paycheck. they went on strike because they wanted to make sure that every classroom was properly resourced and every kid had a fighting chance to make it in america. mitt romney, if you want to draw the line here, really made the caseorhe 47% in edatio daonounk he's willing to admit that some kids are just going to fail and we'll just blame it on the damn unions and the teachers that w
romney -- it's not just romney, seriously. but romney is very flawed on this issue thisountry needs to me t s th yan't go into poor neighborhoods and raise property taxes and expect that all the education problems are going to be fixed in america. we have to federally fund public education, no child left behind, the money never showed up to the districts around the country. it aheemocts don't have fund the political power to make sure that it gets done. so that's why we have failing schools in...
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president obama leads governor romney, 50-44. in colorado, it's the same, 50-44 and in iowa it's 50/42. president obama won all three of these states in 2008. >>> the day after mitt romney sat down with the spanish language tv network univision, yesterday it was the president's turn and president obama told the hispanic audience his biggest failure of his first four years was not passing comprehensive immigration reform. he also attacked his opponent over his secretly videotaped private fund-raiser's comments and the republicans' comments about 47% of americans. >> when you express an attitude that half the country considers itself victims, that somehow they want to be dependent on government. my thinking is maybe you haven't gotten around a lot because i traveled around the country all the time and the american people are the hardest working people there are. >> but it was his comments about changing the tone in washington that also got his opponent's attention. >> obviously the fact that we haven't been able to change the tone
president obama leads governor romney, 50-44. in colorado, it's the same, 50-44 and in iowa it's 50/42. president obama won all three of these states in 2008. >>> the day after mitt romney sat down with the spanish language tv network univision, yesterday it was the president's turn and president obama told the hispanic audience his biggest failure of his first four years was not passing comprehensive immigration reform. he also attacked his opponent over his secretly videotaped...
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romney, mr. romney, here's a little advice. before you debate barack obama on foreign policy, you better finish the debate with yourself. >> i mean, not only was that a great line, it is, but the person who delivered it, this is so ripe with irony if you think about the story around john kerry last time. he's accusing the mitt romney of not reconciled his own opinion. it's amazing. >> it's very rich as you say for kerry to talk about somebody else's flip flops. maybe you're such a flip flopper that even kerry can call you a flip flopper. it reminded me of bill clinton, and it takes some brass to criticize a guy for what you did. >> yeah. i don't think anybody in that room last night read that as irony. they read that as justice, because in the minds of the democratic party and 95% of the people there, john kerry was unfairly and unjustly called a flip-flopper and called the other things by the bush campaign. eight years later it still stings for them and him. this was a great moment for him to throw back in the face of the othe
romney, mr. romney, here's a little advice. before you debate barack obama on foreign policy, you better finish the debate with yourself. >> i mean, not only was that a great line, it is, but the person who delivered it, this is so ripe with irony if you think about the story around john kerry last time. he's accusing the mitt romney of not reconciled his own opinion. it's amazing. >> it's very rich as you say for kerry to talk about somebody else's flip flops. maybe you're such a...
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the best attack ad on romney is mitt romney. to pick up on michael and michelle's point, what is romney going to come with in the campaign to have a good showing? he can't talk about taxes with tacks being the lowest they have been in 50 years. he can't talk about medicaid and medicare because their policies are unpopular. he can't talk about foreign policy, he doesn't have anything. the only thing he can argue is that obama has not been a good steward of the economy, but as we know, obama has a very good answer to that. and that's on offense. then you think about what he has to do on defense. he's going to be on the defense on the 47%. he's going to be on defense on his tax question. i mean, this is a guy who doesn't have very much to work with at this point. so it's hard for me to see, even if he doesn't make a major gaffe, which he does on a weekly basis, even if he doesn't, what ammunition does he have to actually have a good showing? >> i'm told there are examples of elections turning on debates, president bush for example
the best attack ad on romney is mitt romney. to pick up on michael and michelle's point, what is romney going to come with in the campaign to have a good showing? he can't talk about taxes with tacks being the lowest they have been in 50 years. he can't talk about medicaid and medicare because their policies are unpopular. he can't talk about foreign policy, he doesn't have anything. the only thing he can argue is that obama has not been a good steward of the economy, but as we know, obama has...
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and that's what makes this rough for romney. if this is simply a bump for the president, and it settles down to where the race was before the conventions, well then you have some room to operate. the scary thing for romney is, does this bump last for the president? it's clear he got one after the convention. you know, you see it in the state polls that we had. you've seen it in some national polls. does it settle back down to where things were preconvention or is this the new normal? that's what i think the romney campaign is fearful of and we'll see over the next week, you know, bumps usually do settle down. we'll see over the next week how does this foreign policy crisis impact the polling? next week we'll get a new round of polling nationally and in the states that i think will tell us a little bit about whether this bump is sustained and what the impact is on the foreign policy crisis. >> but these 2% of voters who are likely voters, but have yet to make up their minds, i mean is there anything that we can expect to happen t
and that's what makes this rough for romney. if this is simply a bump for the president, and it settles down to where the race was before the conventions, well then you have some room to operate. the scary thing for romney is, does this bump last for the president? it's clear he got one after the convention. you know, you see it in the state polls that we had. you've seen it in some national polls. does it settle back down to where things were preconvention or is this the new normal? that's...
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romney will repeal that. ryan says that too. it looked to me like that was working, that they were actually managing to sort of get to the president's left on medicare and attack him and say the president's going to cut your medicare, we're going to protect it. i don't know why it's not still working. >> here's why. so they've decided they're going to pick this fight on medicare. it's a bizarre fight they picked for the reasons you named. clearly they're the party that wants to shrink the entitlement state. you have to see what they say behind closed doors or read conservative blogs. we know what the conservative apparatus in the republican party thinks about the entitlement state. they want to say we're going to be more extravagant to you seniors. they made the mistake of picking a fight on an issue that the democrats have reputational capital built up over time. it's not sustainable. if democrats went out and convinced them that they were the party that would give tax cuts to the rich, it would not be possible. it's not credib
romney will repeal that. ryan says that too. it looked to me like that was working, that they were actually managing to sort of get to the president's left on medicare and attack him and say the president's going to cut your medicare, we're going to protect it. i don't know why it's not still working. >> here's why. so they've decided they're going to pick this fight on medicare. it's a bizarre fight they picked for the reasons you named. clearly they're the party that wants to shrink the...
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and the romney campaign. romney's entire message is that the economy is struggling and it's obama's fault and therefore you should vote for me. yet, romney is behind in every single poll that i'm aware of in nevada. he hasn't been able to wrap it up in this state with one of the worst economies in the united states. that really shows, you know, the limits of that message and how much his campaign is struggling to get it across. >> craig, can we talk about -- is it okay if i talk about roger ales for a second? >> is it somehow connected to this, or do you just have an urge to talk about roger ales right now? >> it's connected. you played an interesting sound bite from governor dean saying it's all about how you look on mute. in roger's book, he talks about how he used to choose his local ancho anchors by watching them on mute. it may sound. superficial, but a lot of things in politics are superficial. that is why mitt romney does stand to gain on wednesday. because just the image of him up there, an equal to t
and the romney campaign. romney's entire message is that the economy is struggling and it's obama's fault and therefore you should vote for me. yet, romney is behind in every single poll that i'm aware of in nevada. he hasn't been able to wrap it up in this state with one of the worst economies in the united states. that really shows, you know, the limits of that message and how much his campaign is struggling to get it across. >> craig, can we talk about -- is it okay if i talk about...
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what the romney side needs is that they still have to persuade people that governor romney is the guy they should vote for. at the national level, that means they need to fix whatever has gone so wrong with their campaign message and they need to stop doing whatever it is that has turned so many people off to their candidate. when you ask voters whether they like this mitt romney guy, the answer is a very, very plain answer. no. his favorable ratings are in the low 40s. almost 10 points lower than the ratings for president obama. lower, even, than the famously unpopular former president george w. bush right now. swing state voters say they do not think that mitt romney cares about the needs and problems of people like them. some of mr. romney's numbers are just shockingly bad. i mean double check. shockingly bad. look at the percentage of swing state voters who say mitt romney's policies will favor the middle class. in florida it's 8%. in ohio it's 9%. in pennsylvania it's 9%. whatever the romney campaign has done to get themselves to this point, whether it's mr. romney's tax returns,
what the romney side needs is that they still have to persuade people that governor romney is the guy they should vote for. at the national level, that means they need to fix whatever has gone so wrong with their campaign message and they need to stop doing whatever it is that has turned so many people off to their candidate. when you ask voters whether they like this mitt romney guy, the answer is a very, very plain answer. no. his favorable ratings are in the low 40s. almost 10 points lower...
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it was a total contrast to mitt romney. i'm michelle obama, i'm married to a guy i love. bill clinton, a sharp policy critiquer for republicans. one thing after another, facts and statistics. i think barack obama has to say, where will i lead you? we have heard so much in the last few weeks and months about things could be worse if someone else was in charge. if the republicans come back, it'll get even worse. really, at a convention like this, this is your big moment. you have to lead and lean forward and say, this is how i'm going to lead and where i'm going to take you. >> i agree with that, and i think the question is not just in terms of the policy vision for the next four years, but let's say the american people agree with exactly what he wants to do policy-wise. how does he convince us he's going to be able to work with an obstructionist republican congress? >> i'm not sure he's going to try that. you know, we've seen certain nods to bipartisanship and some of his remarks, but i've also read a lot of great profiles in the last couple days talking about the lessons
it was a total contrast to mitt romney. i'm michelle obama, i'm married to a guy i love. bill clinton, a sharp policy critiquer for republicans. one thing after another, facts and statistics. i think barack obama has to say, where will i lead you? we have heard so much in the last few weeks and months about things could be worse if someone else was in charge. if the republicans come back, it'll get even worse. really, at a convention like this, this is your big moment. you have to lead and lean...
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thank you, mitt romney. now you know why scott brown was racing back to try to be a senator for one more day in washington, d.c., instead of competing for his senate seat at home. where the latest poll says president obama is leading mitt romney by 28 points. democratic congressman barney frank of massachusetts joins us next for "the interview." stay with us. >>> professor warren claimed that she was a native american, a person of color. as you can see, she's not. that being said, she checked the box, and she had an opportunity actually to make a decision throughout her career when she applied to penn and harvard, she checked the box claiming she's a native american. and clearly she's not. that being said, i don't know, and neither do the viewers know whether, in fact, she got ahead as a result of that checking of the box. >> when i was growing up, these were the stories i knew about my heritage. i believed my mother and my father and my aunts and my uncles and i never asked anybody for any documentation. i
thank you, mitt romney. now you know why scott brown was racing back to try to be a senator for one more day in washington, d.c., instead of competing for his senate seat at home. where the latest poll says president obama is leading mitt romney by 28 points. democratic congressman barney frank of massachusetts joins us next for "the interview." stay with us. >>> professor warren claimed that she was a native american, a person of color. as you can see, she's not. that being...
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thank you, mitt romney. now you know why scott brown was racing back to try to be a senator for one more day in washington, d.c., instead of competing for his senate seat at home. where the latest poll says president obama is leading mitt romney by 28 points. democratic congressman barney frank of massachusetts joins us next for "the interview." stay with us. [ horse neighs ] look! she wears the scarlet markings! [ man ] out! your kind is not welcome here! nor your odd predilections! miracle whip is tangy and sweet, not odd. [ man ] it's evil! if you'd try it, you'd know. she speaketh the truth! [ crowd gasps ] [ woman ] reverend? ♪ can i have some? ♪ to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer
thank you, mitt romney. now you know why scott brown was racing back to try to be a senator for one more day in washington, d.c., instead of competing for his senate seat at home. where the latest poll says president obama is leading mitt romney by 28 points. democratic congressman barney frank of massachusetts joins us next for "the interview." stay with us. [ horse neighs ] look! she wears the scarlet markings! [ man ] out! your kind is not welcome here! nor your odd predilections!...
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thank you, mitt romney. now you know why scott brown was racing back to try to be a senator for one more day in washington, d.c., instead of competing for his senate seat at home. where the latest poll says president obama is leading mitt romney by 28 points. democratic congressman barney frank of massachusetts joins us next for "the interview." stay with us. i didn't think it was anything. i had pain in my abdomen... it just wouldn't go away. i was spotting, but i had already gone through menopause. these symptoms may be nothing... but they could be early warning signs of a gynecologic cancer, such as cervical, ovarian, or uterine cancer. feeling bloated for no reason. that's what i remember. seeing my doctor probably saved my life. warning signs are not the same for everyone. if you think something's wrong... see your doctor. ask about gynecologic cancer. and get the inside knowledge. and those well grounded. for what's around this corner... and the next. there's cash flow options from pnc. solutions to he
thank you, mitt romney. now you know why scott brown was racing back to try to be a senator for one more day in washington, d.c., instead of competing for his senate seat at home. where the latest poll says president obama is leading mitt romney by 28 points. democratic congressman barney frank of massachusetts joins us next for "the interview." stay with us. i didn't think it was anything. i had pain in my abdomen... it just wouldn't go away. i was spotting, but i had already gone...
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joining me now, andrea saul, press secretary for the romney campaign. thanks so much for being with us. we hope we have enough quiet to get through the interview. tell me what your response is to what president obama said in the interview about having an incomplete grade. i think you put out a statement saying that that doesn't cut it. >> yeah. incomplete doesn't cut it. this president said at the beginning of his term that if he didn't have the economy turned around in three years, that he would be facing a one term proposition and here we are with 23 million america struggling on for work, more people in poverty than ever before and we learned today, more people on food stamps than ever before. this just doesn't cut it. incomplete is not good enough for the american people. >> how are you going to counteract the popularity of michelle obama, her appeal tonight to women as well as the strong latino presence here at the democratic convention, when the president has such a huge advantage among hispanic voters? >> well, we have been blessed in this countr
joining me now, andrea saul, press secretary for the romney campaign. thanks so much for being with us. we hope we have enough quiet to get through the interview. tell me what your response is to what president obama said in the interview about having an incomplete grade. i think you put out a statement saying that that doesn't cut it. >> yeah. incomplete doesn't cut it. this president said at the beginning of his term that if he didn't have the economy turned around in three years, that...
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/romney? either way, their theory's been tested, it failed, our economy failed, the middle class paid the price, your family paid the price, mitt romney just doesn't get it! but barack obama gets it. he understands that when we invest in people, we're investing in our shared prosperity. and when we neglect that responsibility, we risk our promise as a nation. just a few years ago, families that had never asked for anything found themselves at risk of losing everything. and the dream my grandmother held, that work would be rewarded, that the middle class would be there, if not for her, then for her children. that dream was being crushed. but then president obama took office, and he took action. when detroit was in trouble, president obama saved the auto industry and saved a million jobs. seven presidents before him, republicans and democrats, tried to expand health care to all americans. president obama got it done. he made an historic investment to lift our nation's public schools and expanded
/romney? either way, their theory's been tested, it failed, our economy failed, the middle class paid the price, your family paid the price, mitt romney just doesn't get it! but barack obama gets it. he understands that when we invest in people, we're investing in our shared prosperity. and when we neglect that responsibility, we risk our promise as a nation. just a few years ago, families that had never asked for anything found themselves at risk of losing everything. and the dream my...
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it is about romney's mistakes and that gives romney power over the quality of his campaign. if he goes into the debates and fill in some of the specifics about how exactly he would make the next four years better than barack obama will make the next four years, he has a platform there. he has millions of viewers watching that debate. and if he can sound convincing on the thing that is his strong point, i will improve the economy, i will create economic growth, and i will provide more jobs for the american people, and here is how i'm intending to do it, as opposed to someone who had four years trying and hasn't managed to do it yet, then maybe he has a chance to get positive focus back on his campaign. >> mike barnicle, look at these numbers that we've gone through today. fox news poll showing down in ohio by seven. romney down in virginia by seven. down in florida by five down in michigan by eight. down in wisconsin by 14 points. time is running out. if he's going to turn things around, it better happen soon. >> numbers are brutal. no doubt about it. being behind in those ke
it is about romney's mistakes and that gives romney power over the quality of his campaign. if he goes into the debates and fill in some of the specifics about how exactly he would make the next four years better than barack obama will make the next four years, he has a platform there. he has millions of viewers watching that debate. and if he can sound convincing on the thing that is his strong point, i will improve the economy, i will create economic growth, and i will provide more jobs for...
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i mean, hit romney is in trouble. you said what i felt on saturday night, after reading this politico article and a lot of other articles, that this is a moment where you can look back and say, all right, you know what? they had to change paths at this point, or else they couldn't have won. and i think we are there. after the conventions on labor day, after labor day, they have to start being aggressive, and they have to start being specific, and they have to start telling americans where they're going to take this country. they're going to have to jolt people with facts. and i brought up two great points. i thought two great leaders, i mean. one, margaret thatcher in 1975. margaret thatcher had more of a chance of becoming conservative leader in great britain in 1975 and eventually becoming prime minister than i would have moving to berkeley and being named the president of the free speech society. i'm dead serious. you went to britain in '79, '80, '81. you were over there then. nobody expected margaret thatcher to b
i mean, hit romney is in trouble. you said what i felt on saturday night, after reading this politico article and a lot of other articles, that this is a moment where you can look back and say, all right, you know what? they had to change paths at this point, or else they couldn't have won. and i think we are there. after the conventions on labor day, after labor day, they have to start being aggressive, and they have to start being specific, and they have to start telling americans where...
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romney didn't talk about it. we can't forget the men and women in uniform there now and need -- >> i agree. >> the other thing is, you also got to look forward. i was a business guy. we hear a lot from the other side about business credentials. i looked at their business plan. if you're a business thinking about the future, investing plant equipment, employees, a plan for competition. look at the romney/ryan business plan for our country, they cut work force and education. infrastructure, development by two-thirds. take it less than 5% of the total federal budget. tell me what country in the 21st country can spend 5% investing in the workforce, infrastructure and r & d? that is not a good business plan for the country. >> should i give him glass half full or half empty. senator warner, as we go to break, thank you very much. >> oh, come on! >> look at that. stand big at the msnbc experience area -- what do we got? >> mika, this place is cool. anybody can come here. at the epicenter downstairs from where you are u
romney didn't talk about it. we can't forget the men and women in uniform there now and need -- >> i agree. >> the other thing is, you also got to look forward. i was a business guy. we hear a lot from the other side about business credentials. i looked at their business plan. if you're a business thinking about the future, investing plant equipment, employees, a plan for competition. look at the romney/ryan business plan for our country, they cut work force and education....
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then you've got romney over here. the beautiful thing to me is a centrist nonpolitical guy is now we know -- >> that wears british flags in his pocket. >> i just wanted to show that i can also be sophisticated. >> oh, lord. >> the point is this. we now know what the election is about. all right? this has been a demarcation line. there's no more questions. there's no more let's get here. it's this or this. what direction do you want to go in? that's it. it's a very clear choice. >> what is this when it comes to mitt romney? what have we learned over the past two weeks. give me one sentence that encapsulates this. >> 107 million people receiving some form of government entitlement. >> food stamps -- >> that includes me. i am -- i received the mortgage interest tax deduction. i am a subsidized american. thank you, federal government. >> i agree with you 100%, and this goes back to what donny says. if the romney people knew how to work this, if romney knew how to work with this, it's a huge issue, especially after the pas
then you've got romney over here. the beautiful thing to me is a centrist nonpolitical guy is now we know -- >> that wears british flags in his pocket. >> i just wanted to show that i can also be sophisticated. >> oh, lord. >> the point is this. we now know what the election is about. all right? this has been a demarcation line. there's no more questions. there's no more let's get here. it's this or this. what direction do you want to go in? that's it. it's a very clear...
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>> mitt romney. >> mitt romney. if mitt romney had kept his mouth shut, if he had not acted like a rank amateur, if he had not embarrassed himself -- and by the way, internally the campaign understands they screwed up, he's moved on, they know that. so no conservatives can say oh, the mainstream media, blah, blah, blah. they know how badly they screwed up, and they were having to fight internally before he even went out and did it. but romney got in the way of the media looking at the president going -- what happened here? how did this happen? now, those questions are going to be asked in the coming weeks, but they weren't asked in the first 24 hours because romney was holding this horrific, irresponsible press conference. >> it's significant and important, what mitt romney said. if he wants to be the commander in chief, if he wants to be president, we should know how he would conduct himself on the world stage. we should know what he would have done, not just his critique of president obama but how he would have ha
>> mitt romney. >> mitt romney. if mitt romney had kept his mouth shut, if he had not acted like a rank amateur, if he had not embarrassed himself -- and by the way, internally the campaign understands they screwed up, he's moved on, they know that. so no conservatives can say oh, the mainstream media, blah, blah, blah. they know how badly they screwed up, and they were having to fight internally before he even went out and did it. but romney got in the way of the media looking at...
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romney, it's not -- of course it's not insurmountable, but the pressure's on romney to win. >> so romney has a challenge on his hands for sure. mark halperin, leading into the debates, how, then, do you coax, cajole information out of these candidates given the scenario that chuck just laid out that actually gives you something that you can make a decision on as a voter? >> well, i think the big question for romney is performance. look at what he did on "60 minutes." he talked on the plane last night to his press corps. he's still giving the same kinds of answers, the same specificity and lack of specificity, the same failure to drive a message to put the president on the defensive. if you're a candidate behind and you have that long "60 minutes" interview where you make the choice to talk to your press corps, you've got to drive something that dominates the news rather than the same old questions about low level of performance, same questions about lack of specificity, same questions about why are you behind in all the battleground states? i don't think he did that in either of those tw
romney, it's not -- of course it's not insurmountable, but the pressure's on romney to win. >> so romney has a challenge on his hands for sure. mark halperin, leading into the debates, how, then, do you coax, cajole information out of these candidates given the scenario that chuck just laid out that actually gives you something that you can make a decision on as a voter? >> well, i think the big question for romney is performance. look at what he did on "60 minutes." he...
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mitt romney doesn't. peggy noonan also wrote about this. >> you're not the only one from the right saying this. i was asking the question -- i'm not obviously from this point of view, but i've been asking, why can't you reset this campaign? why can't -- why can't big changes be made right now to the team? and most of the experts that we've had on who have covered campaigns past have said it just doesn't happen. it just doesn't happen. it just doesn't happen this late. "the wall street journal's" peggy noonan writes in her blog that it's, quote, time for an interve interventi intervention. it's time to admit the romney campaign is an incompetent one. it's not big, it's not brave, it's not thoughtfully tackling great issues, it's always been too small for the moment. all of the activists, party supporters and big donors should be pushing for change. people want to focus on who is at the top at least constructive and most responsible. fine, but mitt romney is no puppet. he chooses who to listen to. an interv
mitt romney doesn't. peggy noonan also wrote about this. >> you're not the only one from the right saying this. i was asking the question -- i'm not obviously from this point of view, but i've been asking, why can't you reset this campaign? why can't -- why can't big changes be made right now to the team? and most of the experts that we've had on who have covered campaigns past have said it just doesn't happen. it just doesn't happen. it just doesn't happen this late. "the wall...
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romney 44. chuck? >> the one thing i've heard on this poll is democrats are arguing that northern virginia was under represented in the poll. that said, i mean we're talking a difference of a point or two. if you will. and it's sort of in the range of what you hear where virginia is anywhere from two to five points so the number was not surprising. >> chuck todd, david gregory, you look at all of these polls and, david, look at the fact, in ohio, even the romney people understand they're down six, seven, eight points. and they're down right now in north carolina, a state they were ahead in and not so long ago. it makes you think that newt gingrich is right, mitt romney needs to turn in a great performance in the first debate, or else the window starts closing. >> this is very clear. you get several big opportunities as a candidate to make your mark. the announcement of your running mate. your convention. and then the debates. and the reality is that mitt romney is not seized on those first two events.
romney 44. chuck? >> the one thing i've heard on this poll is democrats are arguing that northern virginia was under represented in the poll. that said, i mean we're talking a difference of a point or two. if you will. and it's sort of in the range of what you hear where virginia is anywhere from two to five points so the number was not surprising. >> chuck todd, david gregory, you look at all of these polls and, david, look at the fact, in ohio, even the romney people understand...
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netanyahu meeting in israel the way he did with romney effectively endorsing romney in the election, in august when romney came to israel, you can't find a precedent for that, a foreign leader meeting with an opposition party representative leader in the middle of an election. the romney campaign went back and looked to try to find precedent for it because it was surprising to them that netanyahu was willing to go that far. in 1992, the israeli prime minister then met with bill clinton. it was the only rough precedent they could find. he came to new york and met with bill clinton privately in a hotel suite. not in front of cameras and not in the way netanyahu welcomed romney to his home. i think netteny h anyahu wantedd a very clear message, he wants mitt romney to be president. >> does that have to do with politics or -- >> i think it is a sign how bad the relationship is with obama and netanyahu. you're basically saying i'm going to bet on the opposition party. if they lose i'll have to deal with the incumbent again in the next four years. think it is a reflection of netanyahu's as
netanyahu meeting in israel the way he did with romney effectively endorsing romney in the election, in august when romney came to israel, you can't find a precedent for that, a foreign leader meeting with an opposition party representative leader in the middle of an election. the romney campaign went back and looked to try to find precedent for it because it was surprising to them that netanyahu was willing to go that far. in 1992, the israeli prime minister then met with bill clinton. it was...
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how much of this -- falls on romney? >> falls on romney. but the other difference is that unlike the kerry campaign in 2004, nothing's gonna happen this time. stuart stevens is gonna stay in charge, things are going to keep on going along this track. they are trying to folk count economy. but i'm a little bit wary of that everybody says the economy is so ter tin and we focus on jobs figures. you think about the way an average person thinks about the economy what do they think about? they think about my job and not going so well, haven't got the raise i want. my house, my values are coming back up and my 401(k) is booming. >> only one out of three americans think america is going to the right direction, a right track/wrong track that would bury any incumbent. >> that was the biggest bump the last ten days and single most important thing that happened is it went from a third to 40%, right? that's what we showed in our state polls. >> especially the swing states. >> national poll, ohio, florida. >> that's right. so i think that is something th
how much of this -- falls on romney? >> falls on romney. but the other difference is that unlike the kerry campaign in 2004, nothing's gonna happen this time. stuart stevens is gonna stay in charge, things are going to keep on going along this track. they are trying to folk count economy. but i'm a little bit wary of that everybody says the economy is so ter tin and we focus on jobs figures. you think about the way an average person thinks about the economy what do they think about? they...
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ann romney had the stories to tell. mitt romney had the stories the tell. they just -- i don't think they were produced well. >> yes. >> he was listening to the folks in our ear. we're running out of time. >> they're yelling go to break. are you listening to that? >> that's like elevator music time. >> i'm looking forward to tonight, you're talking about high level democrats, and he said what does the president have to do? i think bill clinton will help him out tonight. i think there's emphasis on bill clinton delivering and putting more description to fortify the republican republicans. they would rather watch the nfl on nbc. >> more fun to watch the audience loving bill clinton or bill clinton loving himself being on stage. i'm serious. he's going to be like look at me, i'm the father bear. it's good, i love you. thank you, chuck. >> that's sunday morning, that's like sunday school. >> thanks a lot, chuck. >> we'll see you a few minutes on the daily rundown. a lot more still ahead live from sharl charlotte, arianna huffington is here. "morning joe" is bac
ann romney had the stories to tell. mitt romney had the stories the tell. they just -- i don't think they were produced well. >> yes. >> he was listening to the folks in our ear. we're running out of time. >> they're yelling go to break. are you listening to that? >> that's like elevator music time. >> i'm looking forward to tonight, you're talking about high level democrats, and he said what does the president have to do? i think bill clinton will help him out...
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make romney his puppet? >> oh, yeah. romney has said he's on the record that he's going to farm out, you know, america's middle east policy to netanyahu. this is really irresponsible. by the way, romney has time and again in this campaign misrepresented the president's position on the middle east, the same way that bibi can did. romney said obama's position is a return to the 1967 borders period. >> pure lie. >> the president's position is a return to the 1967 borders with mutually agreed upon land swaps which have been the position of the american presidency since richard nixon. and so what's happening here is incredibly brazen. and by the way -- >> let me ask the question again. i agree with what you're saying and i'm the fartherest thing from a hawk. but the risk reward analysis you look at, going on a 2% possibility that we will wake up 7 1/2 months from now and all of a sudden it will be official, there is a nuclear weapon, what does that do to the universe? let just play it out that there's a small pos
make romney his puppet? >> oh, yeah. romney has said he's on the record that he's going to farm out, you know, america's middle east policy to netanyahu. this is really irresponsible. by the way, romney has time and again in this campaign misrepresented the president's position on the middle east, the same way that bibi can did. romney said obama's position is a return to the 1967 borders period. >> pure lie. >> the president's position is a return to the 1967 borders with...
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i say that to romney's people. your guy is going to have to -- >> i think he's kind of locked in with that group in the house republican caucus. i don't think he's going to stray from that. i don't see anything that suggests the republican party is interested in compromise. you were in tampa last week, however did you hear the word compromise and cooperation? >> i don't hear it an awful lot here either. >> i don't know about? >> the speeches other than the prime time speeches, this has been a hard left convention. you guys -- >> depends on where you sit. >> well, mark halperin, john heilemann, everybody that sits in the middle says this is a pretty progressive convention, but your prime time speaker, chuck, the main speakers -- >> i have been struck, it's funny, both conventions came out more partisan than i expected them to be at a time when it seemed to be -- we know the last slice of voters are independents, and you were both careful -- you were careful at 10:00. you guys were all careful at 10:00. >> you guys h
i say that to romney's people. your guy is going to have to -- >> i think he's kind of locked in with that group in the house republican caucus. i don't think he's going to stray from that. i don't see anything that suggests the republican party is interested in compromise. you were in tampa last week, however did you hear the word compromise and cooperation? >> i don't hear it an awful lot here either. >> i don't know about? >> the speeches other than the prime time...